Before it ever officially opened, they're closing down the new WW park in Dallas. Because of one or two people, the City of Dallas has run and put its tail between its legs. And the press has been complicit in the process. They have only wanted a story about the city wasting tax payers dollars and refuse to interview or show those who are in favor of the WW park. WFAA was going to interview Dave Holl. When Dave told them he was excited about the park and for it, they never contacted him again.

I read the article and I think you are misrepresenting what it says. I agree that this is bad news for Dallas kayakers. Hopefully they will fix the park. I didn't see any plans to scrap the park in the article. I hope it turns out well for YA'LL.

I read the article and I think you are misrepresenting what it says. I agree that this is bad news for Dallas kayakers. Hopefully they will fix the park. I didn't see any plans to scrap the park in the article. I hope it turns out well for YA'LL.

Yes, it doesn't say it's completely dead, but on the ground here, they have locked it up, put no trespassing signs all over the place, have a watchman at the gate, and cancelled any plans for a grand opening.

The truth is, it's closed. The city council and certain park board members are trying distance themselves from it because they are fearful of more negative publicity. They were excited about it in the spring and wanted their pictures taken with kayakers, but now because one person has called the bypass channels unsafe and the press has pounced on it, they don't want to be a part of it.

I wish they would stand up to them and push back, but they don't have the will to do that. And the press has painted this in such a way, that spending more money to fix it will probably create some public/media backlash.

My hope is that behind the scenes, there are a few people still trying to find a way to get it opened. We'll see.

Now, this is just me, but isn't kayaking (whitewater) considered in the realm of extreme sports? And isn't one of the criteria of said sports the fact that there is risk involved? I mean come on, just because one kayaker says that the park is unsafe? I question his interpenetration. Unless the designers really screwed the pooch and inadvertently designed the park full of low head dams, this should be no more dangerous than any other stretch of rapids that most of us paddle on a daily basis.

All the pics in the article are framed to make it look as bad as possible, but looking at the video on the AW site makes it look pretty good, and less of a danger than many of the parks we have here in CO. This issue just adds to list of things I don't like about TX and some Texans.